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About the FWOH Program
The volunteers of the Fort Worden Oral History Program have collected almost 300 interviews with the men and women who have served, lived, worked, or visited Fort Worden over its long history since the program’s inception in 2003. The interviews tell of the real life experiences of those who served at Fort Worden during the military era; who worked or lived here during the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center days; or have visited, participated in activities, or worked at the fort since it became a state park conference center.
These interviews, which have been transcribed and cataloged, form a rich treasure trove of stories that should be mined for source material by historians, students, genealogists, and writers.
Interviews by Subject
- 369th EASR
- Army
- Army Families
- Army Wives
- Artillery Hill
- Atomic Bomb Tests
- Campgrounds
- Centrum
- Centrum Foundation
- Children's Games
- Closing of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Coast Artillery-248th
- Coast Guard
- Commanding Officers
- Commanding Officers Quarters at Fort Worden
- Cottage Parents
- Cottages
- Death
- Discipline
- Enemy Fire
- Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th
- Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR)
- Ferries
- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
- Fiddle tunes
- Fort Flagler
- Fort Lewis
- Fort Worden
- Fort Worden Parade Ground
- General James H. Cunningham
- Greenland
- Guns
- Hangar (Balloon)
- Harbor Entrance Control Post
- Housing
- Hydrophones
- Inchon Landing
- Isolation
- Japan
- Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Korean War
- Korean War Era
- Living Conditions
- McCurdy Pavilion
- Meals
- Military Police
- Mines
- National Guard
- Navy
- Officers Row
- Park Rangers
- Point Wilson Lighthouse
- Port Townsend
- Prisoners of War
- Pusan
- Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- Runaways
- Russians
- Seasickness
- Sergeants
- Shift Duty
- Ships
- Socialization
- Social Life
- Social Workers
- Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- State Parks
- Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Submarines
- Target Practice
- Teachers
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- World War II
Interviews by Category
- General (2)
- Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center (47)
- Military (125)
- Washington State Parks (42)
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Interview Archives
- March 2015 (6)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (2)
- November 2014 (3)
- October 2014 (4)
- September 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (6)
- June 2014 (7)
- May 2014 (5)
- April 2014 (1)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (2)
- August 2013 (3)
- July 2013 (2)
- June 2013 (6)
- May 2013 (2)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (5)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (7)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (2)
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- July 2012 (4)
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- March 2012 (39)
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Interview With Steven R. Ballou
From the interview with Steven R. Ballou of Port Townsend conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on October 26, 2004. He worked as production manager for Centrum from April 1996 to November 1999, and then became … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Boat Haven in Port Townsend, Caretakers, Centrum, Exchange Programs with France, Foresters, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Nathalie Ballou, North Carolina, Portsmouth Virginia, Poulsbo Washington, Romances, Sailboats
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Interview With Kate Burke
From the interview with Kate Burke of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on April 12, 2010. Ms. Burke was Park Manager at Fort Worden from 2003 to 2012. Here she describes the process … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Carol Shiffman, Centrum, Conference Centers, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden Advisory Committee, Fort Worden Partners, Interviews, Jack Hartt, Mike Zimmerman, Park Managers, Park Rangers, Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce, Ranger Training, Russell Hendricks, State Parks, Susan Thomas, Timothy Caldwell, Todd Jensen, Washington Laws and Administrative Codes, Wayne McLaughlin
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Interview With John Palmer
From the interview with John Palmer of Moraga, CA conducted by Wendy Los by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on July 12, 2011. Mr. Palmer is the son of Captain Rodney Isom Palmer, M.D. (1919-2009) who was the … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Doctors, Army Hospital at Fort Worden, Artillery Batteries, Balloon Hangar, Captain Rodney Isom Palmer, Fort Worden Pier, Fort Worden Post Surgeon, Guns, K Rations, Korean War, Lake Leland, Liaison Aircraft, Lincoln School, Military Police, MPs, Nurses Quarters at Fort Worden, Officers Row, Retreat, Retreat Ceremony
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Interview With Marjorie Carpentier
From the interview with Marjorie Carpentier of Port Townsend conducted by Carter Huth at the Fort Worden History Center on April 15, 2004. Ms. Carpentier is the daughter of L.P. Vane who served in the Coast Artillery in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Air Force, Air Force Officers, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Coast Artillery, Coast Guard, Coupeville WA, Cryptographers, Cryptography, Dayton OH, Fort Casey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, German Documents, Japanese Radio Code, Joseph H. Carpentier, Katakana, L.P. Vane, MOS, Petaluma CA, Presidential Unit Citations, Seattle, Second Signal Corps Service Battalion, Short Wave Radio, Signal Corps, Two Rock Ranch, WACs, War Correspondents, Western Union, Womens Army Corps, World War II, Wright-Patterson Air Base
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Interview with James T. Darrah jr.
From the interview with James T. Darrah jr. of Hattiesburg, MS conducted by phone by Wendy Los on July 21, 2011 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Darrah is the son of Colonel James T. Darrah (1905-1988), who was … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Families, Cocker Spaniels, Colonel James T. Darrah, Commanding Officers Quarters, Fires, General James H. Cunningham, Officers Row, Pyromaniacs
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Interview With Thatcher Bailey
From the interview with Thatcher Bailey conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on January 26, 2012 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Bailey worked for Centrum at several different times in different capacities. Here he describes how he came … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Amherst College, Centrum, Chevy Chase Inn, Chevy Chase Resort, Chimacum Elementary School, Interns, Joseph Wheeler, Marjorie Nelson, Marrowstone Music Festival, Mary Chase, Northwest Artists, Phillip Bailey, Point Hudson, Port Townsend, Victor Steinberg, Washington State Support for the Arts
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Interview with Raymond C. Baker
From the interview with Raymond C. Baker of Urbandale, IA conducted by phone by Wendy Los on September 27, 2011 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Baker served in the US Army Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 369th Engineer … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged A-Bombs, Atomic Bomb Tests, B-52s, Camp Desert Rock NV, Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th, Korean War, Las Vegas NV, Military Secrets, Mushroom Clouds, Nuclear Tests, Soldiers
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Interview with Eldon L. Gallear
From the interview with Eldon L. Gallear of Wasila, AK conducted by phone by Patience Rogge from the Fort Worden History Center on May 31, 2011. Mr. Gallear served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II, attaining … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Angels, Galveston TX, Guardian Angels, Marine Engineers, Merchant Marine.World War II, Nurses, Rescues at Sea, Seamen, Ships, Submarine Attacks
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Interview with Jeffrey D. Wheeler
From the interview with Jeffrey D. Wheeler of Camano Island, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on March 20, 2007 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Wheeler is a Ranger at Cama Beach State Park on Camano Island. … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Artillery Hill, Blaine Bellerud, Cama Beach State Park, Centrum, Children's Games, Dan Harpole Cistern, Dodgeball, Fort Worden State Park, Glen Bellerud, Joseph Wheeler, Madrona MindBody Institute, Park Rangers, Rainier Beer, Tunnels at Fort Worden
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